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Water, Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?
Published:
October 17, 2012
Editor(s):
Lucia De Stefano; M. Ramon Llamas
"The world water problems are a due to bad governance, not to physical water scarcity."This book is inspired by this statement and explores whether it holds in a specific country, Spain, where climatic conditions – Spain is one of the most arid countries of the European Union - would fully justify …
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Eco-Cities: A Planning Guide
Published:
October 15, 2012
Editor(s):
Zhifeng Yang
As cities undergo vast changes due to industrialization, urbanization, and globalization, environmental considerations assume a growing importance in the urban planning processes of an increasing number of governments around the world. Several cities and regions around the world have already …
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Water Loss Management: Tools and Methods for Developing Countries: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis
Published:
October 11, 2012
Author(s):
Harrison E. Mutikanga
Water losses occur in all water distribution systems worldwide and high levels are indicative of poor governance and poor physical condition of the system. Water losses vary from 3% of system input volume in the developed countries to 70% in the developing countries. This high contrast suggests …
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Development of a Low-Cost Alternative for Metal Removal from Textile Wastewater: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis
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October 11, 2012
Author(s):
Christian Sekomo Birame
Industrial wastewater contains many pollutants. This book focuses on heavy metals found in textile effluents because of their known toxicity effect in the environment. Wastewater from a textile industry (UTEXRWA) in Rwanda has been screened for the occurrence of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn. Batch …
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Sustainable Process Engineering: Concepts, Strategies, Evaluation and Implementation
Published:
October 01, 2012
Author(s):
David Brennan
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This book introduces chemical engineering students to key concepts, strategies, and evaluation methods in sustainable process engineering. The book is intended to supplement chemical engineering texts in fundamentals and design, rather than replace them. The key objectives of the book are to widen …
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The Sustainable Use of Concrete
Published:
August 30, 2012
Author(s):
Koji Sakai; Takafumi Noguchi
Cement-based concrete has excellent properties as a construction material, and the raw materials of cement—rocks, and limestone and clay—are bountiful. Yet its production generates high quantities of CO2, making it a potentially unsustainable material. However, there are no alternatives to concrete …
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Competitive Sorption and Transport of Heavy Metals in Soils and Geological Media
Published:
August 29, 2012
Editor(s):
H. Magdi Selim
Most reported incidents of soil contamination include an array of heavy metals species rather than a single ion. The various interactions in these multicomponent or multiple-ion systems significantly impact the fate and transport of heavy metals, and competition for sorption sites on soil matrix …
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Simulation of Ecological and Environmental Models
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August 25, 2012
Author(s):
Miguel F. Acevedo
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Given the importance of interdisciplinary work in sustainability, Simulation of Ecological and Environmental Models introduces the theory and practice of modeling and simulation as applied in a variety of disciplines that deal with earth systems, the environment, ecology, and human–nature …
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Fundamentals of Wastewater Treatment and Engineering
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August 17, 2012
Author(s):
Rumana Riffat
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As the world’s population has increased, sources of clean water have decreased, shifting the focus toward pollution reduction and control. Disposal of wastes and wastewater without treatment is no longer an option. Fundamentals of Wastewater Treatment and Engineering introduces readers to the …
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Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects, Second Edition
Published:
August 15, 2012
Editor(s):
Lev S. Ruzer; Naomi H. Harley
With the rapid growth of the nanotechnology industry, the need to understand the biological effects of aerosol exposure has become increasingly important. Featuring contributions by leading experts in the field, Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects, Second Edition offers an …
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